Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al v. State Board of Election Commissioners et al
| Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dr. Andrea Wesley, Dr. Joseph Wesley, Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks and Pamela Hammer |
| State Board of Election Commissioners, Tate Reeves, Lynn Fitch, Michael Watson, Dan Eubanks and Dean Kirby |
| 3:2022cv00734 |
| December 20, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
| F Keith Ball |
| Daniel P Jordan |
| Halil S Ozerden |
| Leslie Southwick |
| Civil Rights: Voting |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| None |
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| Filing 24 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Tom, Joshua) |
| Filing 23 MOTION for Jon Greenbaum to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5049902) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
TEXT-ONLY ORDER STAYING DISCOVERY pursuant to L.U.Civ.R. 16(b)(3)(B) pending a decision on the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction due to Lack of Standing and Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity, MOTION to Dismiss due to Legislative Immunity by Dan Eubanks, Dean Kirby at docket #17 . No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 2/14/2023. (JEJ)
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| Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Parker Berry on behalf of Dan Eubanks, Lynn Fitch, Dean Kirby, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson (Berry, Brian) |
| Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Tommie S. Cardin on behalf of Dan Eubanks, Lynn Fitch, Dean Kirby, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson (Cardin, Tommie) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by P. Ryan Beckett on behalf of Dan Eubanks, Lynn Fitch, Dean Kirby, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson (Beckett, P.) |
| Filing 19 Separate ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Lynn Fitch, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson.(Shannon-State Gov, Rex) |
| Filing 18 MEMORANDUM in Support re #17 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction due to Lack of Standing and Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity MOTION to Dismiss due to Legislative Immunity filed by Dan Eubanks, Dean Kirby (Shannon-State Gov, Rex) |
| Filing 17 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction due to Lack of Standing and Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity, MOTION to Dismiss due to Legislative Immunity by Dan Eubanks, Dean Kirby (Shannon-State Gov, Rex) |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #14 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #15 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Attorneys John Lavelle, Jr., James Nortey and Drew Cleary Jordan be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of Plaintiffs in association with local counsel conditioned upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Courts website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 2/6/2023. (JEJ)
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| Pro Hac Vice fee paid by John Lavelle $ 100, receipt number AMSSDC-5039221. (KNS) |
| Filing 16 MOTION for Drew Cleary Jordan to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5039259) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
| Filing 15 MOTION for James Nortey to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5039251) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
| Filing 14 MOTION for John Lavelle, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Attorneys Jennifer Nwachukwu, Marlin David Rollins-Boyd and Ezra D. Rosenberg be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of Plaintiffs in association with local counsel conditioned upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Courts website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 1/17/2023. (JEJ)
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| Filing 13 MOTION for Ezra D. Rosenberg to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5022516) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
| Filing 12 MOTION for Marlin David Rollins-Boyd to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5022514) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
| Filing 11 MOTION for Jennifer Nwachukwu to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5022486) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Andrea Wesley, Joseph Wesley (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #11 #12 and #13 : Attorney is advised to include the newly assigned judges' initials (DPJ-HSO-LHS) in the case style on all future filed pleadings: 3:22-cv-734-DPJ-HSO-LHS. A three-judge court was assigned in this matter on December 21, 2022. (VM) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Hammer, Joseph Wesley, Andrea Wesley, Robert Evans, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Gary Fredericks. Answer due 01/11/2023. (Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 (KNS). |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #5 : Incorrectly filed. Summons returned executed correctly filed as Doc. 10. (KNS) |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #s [6,7,8,9]: These docket entries fail to select all filing parties. Clerks office will edit these docket entries to include all appropriate filing parties. Attorney is directed to select all filing parties in future filings. (KNS) |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #6 #7 and #8 : A three-judge court was assigned in this matter on December 21, 2022. The parties/attorneys are reminded to use the newly assigned judges' initials in all future filings: 3:22-cv-734-DPJ-HSO-LHS. (VM) |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #9 : Missing case number and judge assignment. Parties/Attorneys are reminded that the case style should include the complete case number and correct judge assignment on future filed pleadings. (VM) |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Attorneys Ming Cheung, Kelsey A. Miller, Patricia Yan and Ari Savitzky be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of Plaintiffs in association with local counsel conditioned upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Courts website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 1/9/2023. (JEJ)
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| Filing 9 MOTION for Ari Savitzky to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5017629) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 to additional Plaintiffs as filers, Dr. Andrea Wesley, Dr. Joseph Wesley (KNS). |
| Filing 8 MOTION for Patricia Yan to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5017627) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 to additional Plaintiffs as filers, Dr. Andrea Wesley, Dr. Joseph Wesley (KNS). |
| Filing 7 MOTION for Kelsey A. Miller to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5017622) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 to additional Plaintiffs as filers, Dr. Andrea Wesley, Dr. Joseph Wesley (KNS). |
| Filing 6 MOTION for Ming Cheung to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-5017611) by Robert Evans, Gary Fredericks, Pamela Hammer, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Certificate of Good Service)(Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 to additional Plaintiffs as filers, Dr. Andrea Wesley, Dr. Joseph Wesley (KNS). |
| Filing 5 ***ERROR***DISREGARD THIS ENTRY***SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Hammer, Joseph Wesley, Andrea Wesley, Robert Evans, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Gary Fredericks. All Defendants. (Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/10/2023 (KNS). |
| Filing 4 **ERROR** Disregard this entry. SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Hammer, Joseph Wesley, Andrea Wesley, Robert Evans, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Gary Fredericks. All Defendants. (Tom, Joshua) Modified on 1/4/2023 (VM). |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #4 : A return on summons should not be filed without the first page, as issued, preceding the return. Attorney is directed to refile. (VM) |
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Filing 3
ORDER CONSTITUTING THREE-JUDGE COURT. Signed by PRISCILLA RICHMAN, CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS on 12/21/2022 (KNS)
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| Circuit Judge Leslie Southwick and District Judge Halil S. Ozerden added. Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball no longer assigned to case. (KNS) |
| Parties/Attorneys are to use the newly assigned judges in future filings, 3:22-cv-734-DPJ-HSO-LHS. (KNS) |
| DOCKET ANNOTATION as to NEF of 12/21/2022 - Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball was incorrectly deleted. (KNS) |
| Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Dan Eubanks, Lynn Fitch, Dean Kirby, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson. (KNS) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against Dan Eubanks, Lynn Fitch, Dean Kirby, Tate Reeves, State Board of Election Commissioners, Michael Watson ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AMSSDC-5008322), filed by Pamela Hammer, Joseph Wesley, Andrea Wesley, Robert Evans, Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Gary Fredericks. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(KNS) |
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